Leverage or Liability: The Intersections of U.S. LNG and International Security

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Speakers:

BG Steven Anderson, USA (Ret.), Consensus for American Security, American Security Project

Brigadier General Steve Anderson, USA (Ret.), currently serves as vice president of global support services at Bodwé Professional Services Group and as a member of the board of directors of Vote Vets. He retired in April 2010 after a 31-year career in the US Army that included logistics command and staff assignments in Korea, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Germany, Hawaii and four tours in the Pentagon. Anderson has spoken publicly and published his work on energy and environmental issues in various forums, including numerous television and radio appearances. In 2012, he testified before Congress on the national security implications of U.S. dependence on different fuel sources.

Dr. Agnia Grigas, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council

Dr. Agnia Grigas’ work at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center focuses on energy and geopolitical economy. She is the author of the acclaimed book, The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas (Harvard University Press, 2017). Dr. Grigas is also an advisory board member for educational institutions and energy companies such as the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College, the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, LITGAS, and others, and previously served as an energy and FDI advisor to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has testified for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on American LNG exports to Europe.

Leslie Palti-Guzman, Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program, CSIS

Leslie Palti-Guzman has nearly two decades of experience as a commodity market research analyst, political risk adviser, entrepreneur, and energy intelligence reporter. In addition to her role at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, she is currently a non-resident senior fellow at New York University’s SPS Center for Global Affairs. Ms. Palti-Guzman co-founded and previously served as CEO of Gas Vista, a market intelligence and predictive analytics provider focused on seaborne commodity trade flows and shipping routes. She has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on challenges and opportunities for oil and gas development in different price environments.

Moderator:

Matthew Wallin, Chief Executive Officer, American Security Project

Matthew Wallin is ASP’s chief executive officer, a member of its board of directors, and has led ASP’s research on public diplomacy and strategic communications since 2011. He previously served as ASP’s COO from 2021 until 2024. As an expert in national security strategy and international relations, Matthew’s work has also focused on nuclear security, asymmetric operations, and includes launching ASP’s program on U.S.-Russia relations. Wallin has experience at the U.S. Department of State’s press office, assisting with the daily State Department press briefings and answering media inquiries on official U.S. foreign policy. Afterwards, he joined the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, where he shaped its research and programming on science diplomacy as a means of preventing conflict between states.

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